Poland abortion ruling sparks 'women's strike'

A strike is under way in Poland by women opposed to a court ruling that introduced a near-total ban on abortion in the mainly Catholic country. Crowds have protested in several cities for the seventh-day running against the decision that outlawed terminations on the grounds of severe health defects. An opinion poll conducted for Gazeta Wyborcza suggested that 59% of those surveyed disagreed with the change.
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